The whole sucky group was tasked with nominating two people tonight, but before they could retire to the dorms, Matt asked for a moment with Chef Ramsay alone. He whined a bit more about his migraine and asked if he should give up. Although the Chef Ramsay that lives in my mind would have kicked him in the teeth and sent him home right then and there, the Chef Ramsay of reality just said he'd like to see a little more ''manliness'' out of Matt and sent him back upstairs. This, of course, contributed to Matt's sense of deep entitlement, and when he discovered everyone had already decided to nominate him, he threw out another ''Kiss my f---ing ass already'' and bellowed, ''Anyone who wants to put me up there, it's gonna be a waste of f---ing time.'' Sigh. I agreed with Bobby: ''Matt deserves to get kicked off the universe.''
The eventual noms went to Matt and Christina (for botching the meats so badly), though Corey successfully nominated herself as well, crying a bit more about her burn and her emotions. ''I'm not Dr. Phil,'' responded Ramsay, then he turned to Christina, who he called ''the girl who's only been cooking for three years.'' And then came the moment that sold me on Christina forever more. ''No, chef,'' she said, looking him straight in the eye. ''I've only been cooking professionally for three years.'' Woo! The girl's got moxie! Sure, she then started crying again — ladies, pull yourselves together already! — but that one moment of confidence was worth a thousand pithy comments put together.
In the end, Matt was given the hook (''for all the right reasons,'' whatever that means; I'd have preferred an itemized list), and Petrozza got a classic last word in: ''I'll be relieved when Matt's in a different state,'' he answered when asked if he was relieved Sam the Kung Fu Panda was gone. ''Make sure you lock the door behind that guy.'' My only complaint with tonight's dismissal? I don't think the guy quite deserved a limerick.
What did you think, Cha Chas? Is this the season that won't die, or what? Why can't the women turn off the waterworks? Did Rock seem happy or trapped? How much does next week's parade of boobs make you not want to tune in? And who's your pick in Lakers vs. Celtics? I'm with Al Gore: Let's go green!
